Obituaries

Jan 2, 2023

Carrol Louis “Bo” Painter, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 2, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 16, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Marion Robert and Edith Bonita DuBose Painter.

Mr. Painter was retired in 2000. He was a member of the Salvation Army.

Survivors include his...

Jan 2, 2023

Brenda Louise Perry Goddard, 76, of Inman, SC, died Monday, January 2, 2023 at her home. Born September 25, 1946 in Shelby, NC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rosa Mae Miller Perry.

Brenda was retired as a secretary with Con Ed of NY after eight years of service. She was a member of...

Jan 1, 2023

Robert Dennis Turner, 93, of Moore, SC, died Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 28, 1929 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Charles L. and Eula Mae Crow Turner and the husband of the late Tressie Irene Turner.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Turner was retired with the...

Jan 1, 2023

Yvonne Mayton Hughes, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at her home. Born December 22, 1941, in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Andrew and Mary Alice Pelkey Mayton and the wife of the late William R. Hughes Sr.

Yvonne worked at Butte Knitting Mill for 21 years, then...

Jan 1, 2023

Robert David Ezell, 74, of Spartanburg died Friday, March 17, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 26, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Frank Owen Ezell, Sr. and Louise Sanders Ezell.

A U. S. Air Force veteran, and graduate of University of SC-Spartanburg SC, Mr. Ezell was the owner/operator of Liquidation...

Jan 1, 2023

Angela Nellie Parris Hilton

April 6, 1943-January 1, 2023

On January 1, 2023, after an extended illness, Angela peacefully departed her home to return to the Lord. The daughter of Ralph Oswald Parris Sr. and Vassar Louise Parris, Angela lived a life of sacrifice and service to Christ, family, friends and patients in her care....

Jan 1, 2023

Barbara Faye Morse, 71, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at her home.  Born September 28, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Lula Wilkey and Dale Harvey.

Barbara retired from Publix Super Market as a meat cutter.  She was a sweet woman who loved her family and love to speak the language of love with...

Dec 31, 2022

Monte Moore, 75, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at home, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born in Spartanburg to the late Patrick J. and Helen Gunter Moore.

A Letterman in both baseball and football at Spartanburg High School, Monte played in the Shrine Bowl his Senior year and went...

Dec 31, 2022

Margaret Ann Dearybury Fowler, 77, of Cowpens, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Cherokee Medical Center. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 8, 1945, to the late James Roland and Mary Edna Johnson Dearybury.

Margaret was retired from Broome High School where she worked in the school cafeteria for 10 years.

Dec 31, 2022

Pamela Kay Black Hollar, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 25, 1949 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Black and Evelyn Mae Dunn Wyatt.

Pam was retired as a manager, after serving 47 years with AT&T, formerly BellSouth.

Survivors include...

Dec 31, 2022

Carolyn Gowan Crowe, 82, of Seneca, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Lila Doyle Post-Acute in Seneca, SC. She was born in Spartanburg on May 15, 1940, to the late Claude and Geneva Gowan and was widow of the late James H. Crowe.

Mrs. Crowe was a 1958 graduate of Spartanburg High School and...

Dec 30, 2022

Thelma “T. J.” Stevens Chism, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at her home. Born October 10, 1943, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth Stevens and the wife of the late Mel Chism.

Survivors include her brothers, Albert “Jim” Stevens (Jan) of Union, SC and Bobby Stevens (Marie)...

Dec 30, 2022

Judy Marlene Mabry Jones, 82, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on December 30, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was born in Spartanburg on April 24, 1940, to the late Osborne Oscar and Margaret Lucille McGuire Mabry.

Judy was the office manager for Robert Jones Electrical for many years. She was also a dedicated and beloved homemaker,...

Dec 30, 2022

Forrest “Buddy” Edgar Deaton, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at his home. Born December 7, 1931 in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Carl Wesley and Lelia Childers Deaton and was reared in the Bethesda Community.

A US Navy Korean War veteran, Mr. Deaton was co-owner of Service...

Dec 29, 2022

Mary Hananiya Marzouka, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital. Born November 30, 1938, in Bethlehem, Palestine, she was the daughter of the late Hanna Zakharia and Wadeea Shaheen Hananiya and was the wife of the late Elias Saeed Marzouka.

Mary was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox...

Dec 29, 2022

Benjamin Cecil Lancaster, 91, of Spartanburg, SC passed away December 29, 2022, at Upstate Community Hospice House. He was born May 9, 1931, in Spartanburg to the late Guy W. and Henrietta Burnett Lancaster.

Mr. Lancaster was a veteran of the United States Army. He then served as a lineman with Duke Power until his retirement. Mr....

Dec 27, 2022

Dr. James Geraty Harrison, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 27th, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center from complications due to the Coronavirus.

A native of Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Dr. James G. Harrison Sr. and Evelyn Eichhorn Harrison.

Dr. Harrison is a graduate of Rivers High School in Charleston,...

Dec 26, 2022

My Darling, Susan Burchfield Belcher, 75, “Little Rose Bud,” of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 3, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Walter Raymond and Sarah Pauline Burrell Burchfield.

Susan was retired from Eckerd’s Drugs.

Survivors include her husband, James W....

Dec 26, 2022

James William “Billy” Fowler, Jr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully Monday, December 26, 2022. Born July 14, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James W. Fowler, Sr. and Enoma Polk Fowler.

Billy attended Fairforest High School, Spartanburg Methodist College, where he played basketball, and was a graduate of Wofford College....

Dec 25, 2022

Betty Lorene Martin Sprouse Holland, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at her home, like she wished. Born April 1, 1933 in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Farland H. and Jessie M. Harris Martin.

Betty was owner/operator of a salon. She loved her antiques and flowers; and gardening was an...